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The Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Frailty in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Referred for Heart Transplantation.
Transplantation - 1 Feb 2016
Jha Sunita R, Hannu Malin K, Chang Sungwon, Montgomery Elyn, Harkess Michelle, Wilhelm Kay, Hayward Christopher S, Jabbour Andrew, Spratt Phillip M, Newton Phillip, Davidson Patricia M, Macdonald Peter S
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BACKGROUND: Frailty is a clinically recognized syndrome of decreased physiological reserve. The heightened state of vulnerability in these patients confers a greater risk of adverse outcomes after even minor stressors. Our aim was to assess the prevalence and prognostic significance of the frailty phenotype in patients referred for heart transplantation. METHODS: Consecutive patients referred or on the waiting...
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